He sighs happily.“Mine.”
 
 His kisses my neck as his hips rock gently inside me.I sense his restraint as he holds himself back from pounding into me.While I appreciate his tenderness, I want him to lose control.
 
 “Harder,” I plead.
 
 Surprise flashes in his eyes, but he does as I ask and picks up the pace.
 
 I brace my hands against the cheap headboard as he rocks into me harder and faster, his pace growing erratic as he starts to come undone.
 
 “Rhodes,” I cry out when he hits a certain spot deep inside me.
 
 He flashes his teeth and angles his hips, hitting that spot over and over again.
 
 “Mate,” I shout as I come, my nails biting into the skin of his arms, leaving little crescents in their wake.
 
 “Mine!”he roars as he follows me over the edge, coming deep inside me.
 
 “Mine,” I echo.
 
 His pace slows, and he pulls out, rolling onto his side.His arms wrap around me, holding me close, and I smile softly.
 
 “Hmm,” I hum.
 
 He laughs, kissing my forehead.“Are you hungry?”
 
 I shake my head.“Not right now.”
 
 He brushes my hair from my face.“Tired?”
 
 “Not really.”
 
 “What do you need?”
 
 I meet his dark gaze.“Just you.”
 
 “Again?Already?You’re not sore?”
 
 “Not sore.Achy,” I correct.“I need you.”
 
 “You have me.Always,” he promises as he settles between my thighs again.
 
 And he has me, too.
 
 Over and over and over.
 
 TEN
 
 Rhodes
 
 I wakeup to my mate sliding down my shaft.I growl, reaching for her before my eyes open.
 
 “So needy,” I rumble as my wolf howls happily.
 
 He’s never been this content, and I know that it’s because we finally have our fated mate.
 
 She’s wearing our mark,my wolf says with satisfaction.
 
 I smile.Yes, she is.Always.